単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#4,985 most used

補う

おぎなう3

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to make up for; to supplement

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

What he lacked in wit, he made up for in energy.

from Tatoeba

IN OTHER SENTENCES

You must make up the loss next week.

from Tatoeba

MEANING

1

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 補う this one meaning.

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#4,985 most used

Written補う only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium